Odontesthes

Odontesthes
Odontesthes argentinensis in Mar del Plata, Argentina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinopsidae
Subfamily: Atherinopsinae
Tribe: Sorgentinini
Genus: Odontesthes
Evermann & Kendall, 1906[1]
Type species
Odontesthes perugiae
Evermann & Kendall, 1906[2]

Odontesthes is a genus of Neotropical silversides. They are found in fresh, brackish and salt water habitats in the southern half of South America (north to Brazil and Peru), as well as the offshore Juan Fernández and Falkland Islands. Additionally, O. bonariensis has been introduced to other continents.[3]

The different Odontesthes species are generally quite similar in their appearance and some have been known to hybridize.[4] Some are commercially important and the target of fisheries.[5]

  1. ^ ITIS.gov
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Odontesthes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Odontesthes bonariensis Ecological Risk Screening Summary" (PDF). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  4. ^ García, G.; N. Ríos; V. Gutiérrez; J.G. Varela; C.B Fernández; B.G. Pardo; P.M. Portela (2014). "Promiscuous Speciation with Gene Flow in Silverside Fish Genus Odontesthes (Atheriniformes, Atherinopsidae) from South Western Atlantic Ocean Basins". PLOS ONE. 9 (8): e104659. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9j4659G. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0104659. PMC 4134232. PMID 25126842.
  5. ^ Mancini, M.; C. Rodriguez; C. Prosperi; V. Salinas; C. Bucco (2006). "Main diseases of pejerrey (Odontesthes bonariensis) in central Argentina". Pesq. Vet. Bras. 26 (4): 205–210. doi:10.1590/S0100-736X2006000400004.